History

Daniel Okrent: Public editor of the New York Times

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Daniel Okrent is the public editor of the New York Times, whose main mission is to safeguard the papers integrity and help repair any damage to its reputation. The most important piece by Okrent as a public editor of the Times was his contribution to the newpaperEs mea culpa involving its coverage of IraqEs supposed possession of weapons of mass destruction.

Percival Everett, Writer

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Percival Everett is an African-American writer of books that contrast sharply with the stereotype filled contemporary novels by and about African-Americans. He is the recipient of the New American Writing Award in 1990, and the Hillsdale Prize for fiction, presented by the Fellowship of Southern Writers in 2001.